unsay

Meanings

Verb

take back what one has said
To withdraw, retract (something said).
To cause something not to have been said; to make it so that one never said something (since this is physically impossible, usually in the subjunctive).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English unseyen, unseien, from Old English onseċġan (“to deny, renounce”), from Proto-West Germanic *andasaggjan (“to unsay, renounce, deny”), equivalent to un- + say. Cognate with Dutch ontzeggen (“to deny”), German entsagen (“to renounce, abjure”).

Synonyms

retract, swallow, take back, unspeak, withdraw

Scrabble Score: 8

unsay is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
unsay is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unsay is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

unsay is a valid Words With Friends word